Ninka language
# Ninka language

The Nka language (Ninka, Aninka) is a Plateau language of Nigeria. Mutual intelligibility with the related Gbantu language is low.

## Phonology

### Consonants

Consonants of Ninka :

| | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labialvelar | Glottal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plosive | b p | | d t | | ɟ c | ɡ k | k͡p | |
| Nasal | m | | n | | | ŋ | | |
| Sibilant fricative | | | z s | ʒ ʃ | | | | |
| Non-sibilant fricative | | v f | | | | ɣ | | h |
| Approximant | | | | | j | | w | |
| Trill | | | r | | | | | |
| Lateral approximant | | | l | | | | | |

### Vowels

Vowels of Ninka :

| | front | central | back |
| - | - | - | - |
| Close | i | | u |
| Close-mid | e | (ə) | o |
| Open-mid | ɛ | | ɔ |
| Open | | a | |

/ə/ is an uncertain transcription, and may be a centralized allophone of /i/.

